Entries from Storm Team Weather tagged with 'Almanac'
A COLD START
It looks like the Eastern fringe of our Viewing area is where we had the coldest temperatures overnight. Bradford takes the cake with 24 degrees early this morning! Erie, thanks to the lake temperature, was able to stay in...
FALL BEGINS
Autumn offically started at 11:44 this morning. That is the official time that the sun was located directly over the equator. Even though the colors have started to change, it is now officially Fall. It looks like the late-summer...
WIND UPDATE
Here is a more comprehensive list of wind gusts provided by the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service. We are located towards the bottom of the list. ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT...
IKE BLOWS THROUGH TOWN
The remnants of Hurricane Ike made their way through town last night with some pretty strong gusts. They were nowhere near the winds experienced when Ike made landfall early Saturday morning, but they were enough to leave several without power,...
A TALE OF TWO AUGUSTS
Now that we are halfway through August, I thought I would compare the first 15 days of August 2008 with the first 15 from 2007. What a difference a year makes.... In 2007, the high temperature for the day rose...
A WET JULY, SO FAR
After a couple of days with scattered downpours, the rain guages have been really filling up. Not including the rain that fell since midnight, we are almost 2.5 inches above average for rainfall this month. Keep in mind that...
BROKEN RECORD
Yesterday, June 9th, we broke the record, as our temperatures soared into the mid-90's! This record breaking heat is a thing of the past, though. Expect cooler temperatures into the next couple of days. Ray Petelin, WSEE Storm Team...
THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR
Hot enough for ya? I hope so. Today we made it to 92 degrees (unofficially at blog time) here in the city, making today the hottest day of the year, so far, and the warmest since last September. The...
FRIDAY INFERNO
For those who have been crying for warmer weather, it looks like you called down the thunder! We are expecting the warmest temperatures of the year, and near record heat (the record for Friday is 95, set back in...
BELOW AVERAGE
We have been in the midst of cooler weather for quite some time. Actually, over the past 10 days, our temperatures have been at, or below average. Mostly below. Only six days this month have been considered "warm". It looks...
MAY SHOWERS
Last month, we were over an inch below average, when it comes to precipitation (both rain and melted snow). It was dry, but pleasant for April, but now it looks as if we have been making up for that...
IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!
Okay, my title is a little dramatic, but I am a little excited. After nearly an inch of rain over the weekend, my grass is starting to grow. You have to realize that I, in no way, have a...
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS MAY
CLIMATE GRAPH OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FOR APRIL COURTESTY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Coming off of a warm and dry April, it is now time to look forward to May, the month where we really begin to heat...
A SOGGY START
While rain and fog may not be the ideal way to start the work week off, keep in mind that we have been running a little dry through much of the month. An inch and a half below average,...
APRIL SHOWERS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO FAR
While we did manage to pick up .06" of rain yesterday with the weak cold front that breezed through the area, it was not enough to put a dent in the rain deficit that we have been buiding during the...
WEEKEND RECORD BREAKER
This past weekend is one for the record books. Saturday (April 19th), Erie hit 84 degrees, breaking the old record of 83. That record was set in 1941. Considering the average high temperature for April 19th is 57, it...
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
Yesterday's 68 degrees was the highest temperature we have seen in quite some time. To be exact, yesterday was the the warmest day since October 22nd! That day we hit 80 degrees. My family and I went for a walk,...
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
After seeing temperatures in the mid 60's yesterday, it is kind of shocking to step outside this morning. As of 7am, we are 31 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. We will see kind of a trade off, though. While...
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS APRIL
Coming off of the snowiest March on record, it is now time to put our thoughts into "Spring Mode". What better month to accomplish this than April? When it comes to temperature in April, at the beginning of the month,...
WE'RE NUMBER ONE, AND NINE!
Well, we finally put this March in the record books as the snowiest March on Record. So far, at the time of this posting, we have managed to accumulate nearly 34 inches of snow for the month at Erie International...
WE'RE NUMBER 10!
After officially picking up 2.2" at Erie International Airport yesterday, we have become the tenth snowiest winter on record. Here is that top ten list of seasonal snowfalls: Looking at the numbers, we are less than a half inch away...
SPRING THOUGHTS
First of all, let me wish you a Happy First Day Of Spring! It began at 1:48 this morning. Even though this year Spring is going to begin on a cold note with a little snow, I thought I...
THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY O'ALMANAC
When it comes to the average St. Patrick's day, in respects to weather, here is what we can expect in Erie... The average high temperature is 44 degrees, while the average low temperature is 28. The warmest St. Patrick's day...
CLIMBING THE SNOW CHARTS
After 1.6 inches of snow last night at Erie International Airport, the official snow tally continues to rise! We have now had 28.3" for the month, and 113.1" of snow this year. This little bit of snow pushed this March's...
WINTER STORM: February 25th to 27th
Here are the numbers from the winter storm that moved through our area between February 26th and 27th... These numbers are from the National Weather Service office in Cleveland, OH. Ace weather watcher Gen Bleakley in Edinboro had 15 inches...
CLOSE TO AVERAGE (AS OF 2/21/08)
So far this winter season appears to be a let down for snow enthusiasts, but that is not really the statistical case. As of the end of Thursday, February 21, we were only 4.7 inches below the average for the...
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS FEBRUARY
February is the month where winter usually starts to simmer down. Temperatures on average start a warming trend. The average temperature at the beginning of the month is 34 degrees, while 39 is the average temperature for the end of...
Remember Last January
So far this month, we have broken two "High Temperature" records, and spent 7 of the past 10 days in above average temperatures. Despite this, we have managed to squeeze out a quick 8.2 inches of snow. All that being...
Looking Ahead To December
While Northwest Pennsylvania has the potential to see it's fair share of snow in the month of November, December and January are, on average, the snowiest months. An average December sees 25.3" of snow. Last year we only had 12.5"...
SUMMER SLIPPING AWAY
After Labor Day, many in Erie start to "write off" what is left of the summer, and begin to lament about the impending doom known as winter. While I am not personally ready to give up on summer, there is...
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